Champagne Ayala Blanc de Blancs 2010 (91 JG)

“The 2010 Ayala Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésime is the new release of this house’s vintage Blanc de Blancs, with all of the grapes hailing from the two Côte de Blancs. The wine spent six years aging sur latte and was finished with a dosage of six grams per liter. The bouquet of the 2010 wafts from the glass in a classy blend of apple, brioche, a hint of almond, lemon zest, chalky soil tones and a topnote of white flowers. On the palate the wine is crisp, fullbodied and still quite youthful, with a good core, refined mousse, bright acids and a long, well balanced and still pretty primary finish. This is going to be a lovely wine, but it really deserves more bottle age to allow it to blossom properly.”